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Apple and Schneider’s new smart thermostat could help cut your electric bill - Electrek

Publisher description: Apple and Schneider's smart thermostat uses your iPhone to adjust temperatures and can shift energy use to cheaper, cleaner hours.

NewsAPI | Oct 14, 2026 | Michelle Lewis

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A new smart thermostat from Apple and Schneider Electric could soon use your iPhone to figure out when you’re home – and help move heating and cooling to times when electricity is cleaner and/or cheaper. Schneider Electric has unveiled a thermostat co-developed with Apple for the new Apple Home Collection (pictured above left). Schneider lists suggested prices of $199. 99 and $39. 99, respectively; Apple’s announced prices are four cents lower for each. (For comparative purposes, an ecobee smart thermostat costs between $139. 99 and $259. 99, and a Google Nest smart thermostat costs between $99 and $280.

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